you're right. you know you're right. don't second guess yourself. you understand what is really happening, and it doesn't matter if no one else does. if you listen to your wife, you will go broke, or worse.
unfortunately, if you do decide to invest in gold or europac... you face the possibility that gold and stocks could go down temporarily. this is espeically a concern with europac stocks. stocks all around the world are getting sold off... i don't know when the bottom will come, but i think there are good bargains out there already, and ultimately, the dollar will collapse... so the risk is too great to hold onto dollars waiting for the ideal time. i still think now is a great time to get into gold/silver/platinum from the perth mint. you could put a lot of your money into the merc currency funds and slowly buy into your foreign stock positions as they fall/rise.
one way to compromise with your wife... is take a look at the total value of your saving. and you get to do whatever you want with your half, and she gets to do whatever she wants with her half.
the problem that you will run into, is that she will bitch and flip out if your portfolio takes a hit. like if you buy gold right now, i think it could be making new highs within a few weeks even.... however, we're at $880 right now, it could easily fall another $30, and break the $850, fall back to $800, and maybe even go a bit lower than $800. anything is possible. i don't think that will happen, but it could. so if you go out and protect your money, you could be down a lot in a very short amount of time and your wife will totally flip out on you. that's why it is better if she understands it herself. but just make sure to tell her that you are taking responsibility for it... explain to her the possibility of them going down. ideally, don't even let her see the balance of your portfolio and just tell her not to worry about it.
i assume you will be buying physical gold. you should always buy at least some physical to keep with you... but the perth mint and gold money are good also. but in terms of phsyical... i find that women really like the look of phsyical. so if you get a nice coin or bar, and bring it home and show it to her... girls love gold... so she will probably not mind as much buying physical gold as she would stocks (since stocks are getting a really bad name these days).
but whenever these stocks stop falling... there will be tremendous value... and paper currencies are getting very over valued, considering how much they will all be inflated soon. so the europac stocks are a bargain in my opinion... but i think they will get even cheaper and become an even better bargain as these markets continue to melt down and leveraged speculators and panicked sellers throw out the baby with the bathwater. however, i wouldn't recommend trying to catch the bottom, because you might miss it and be too late... so maybe go into the stocks slowly. but i would buy your gold and silver asap before it's all gone.
and just go ahead and stock up on food... it doesn't cost that much money, so she can't be that pissed off about it, just do it.
and if she still doesn't like gold, just buy high quality gold necklace for her if you can find some that is close to spot. (i think high quality gold is closer to spot than low quality stuff)
and you and i both know, that if you do the things that you know need to be done... you're going to look like a genius in a year or two... and your wife will love you because you wont be broke, whereas all her friends will be struggling, and she will be very thankful that she married someone who was smart enough to do these things. girls like rich guys, so when these investments pay off, there wont be any problems.
